Gabriella Csire (born 21 April 1938) is a
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
n writer and children's literature author.
Life
She was born in
Ocna Mureș
Ocna Mureș (; , , ) is a town in Alba County, Romania, located in the north-eastern corner of the county, near the Mureș River.
The town administers five villages: Cisteiu de Mureș (''Magyarcsesztve''), Micoșlaca (''Miklóslaka''), Războien ...
, Alba County into an
ethnic Hungarian family. At the age of two she moved with her parents to
Cluj
Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...
(''Kolozsvár''), where she graduated in 1954 from high school. In 1959, she graduated from the former
Bolyai University (now
Babeș-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University ( , , commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Established in 1581 as Academia Claudiopolitana, it underwent several reorganizations over the centuries, eventually taking ...
), at the department of Hungarian Language and Literature. She then moved to
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
, where she was a redactor at ''
Irodalmi Könyvkiadó'' (National Publishing for Literature), then at several journals and newspapers, most of them being youth magazines: ''
Tanügyi Újság'', ''
Előre'' and ''
Jóbarát'', and ''
Cimbora'' between 1990 and 1992, where she worked as an editor in chief. She wrote articles, short stories, fairy tales and fairy novels. She is member of the
Writers' Union of Romania
The Writers' Union of Romania (), founded in March 1949, is a professional association of writers in Romania. It also has a subsidiary in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The Writers' Union of Romania was created by the communist regime by takin ...
.
Published books
* Pikk-pakk lámpa.
Turpi meséi (ill:
Szabó Erzsébet), 2015.
* Görög regevilág, 2014.
* Erdélyi mondák és históriák, 2012.
* Tündér Ibolya (ill.
Péter Katalin), 2011.
* Észak ékes csillaga (ill.
Péter Katalin), 2011.
*
Kalevala
The ''Kalevala'' () is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory ...
messze földjén (ill.
Szabó Erzsébet) 2011.
* A magyarság mondáiból, 2010.
* A nagy erejű Toldi (ill.
Péter Katalin), 2010.
*
Csaba és a Nap fia (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
*
Lúdas Matyi három arca (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
*
Szuhay Mátyás tréfája (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
*
Árgirus királyfi és az aranyalmák (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
* A párjanincs
János Vitéz (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
* Vitéz
Háry János (ill:
Emese Keller), 2009.
* Az
Ótestamentum igazgyöngyei (ill:
Emese Keller), 2008.
* Egy magyar kalandor ifjúsága (ill:
Stefánia Felszegi), 2008.
* Csillagregék (
Gábor Csire ral), 2007.
* Szavak Háza – A varázsló kosara (with
József Csire), 2007.
*
Trója, 2006.
*
Gilgames álmai 2005.
* Görög regevilág. Héroszok, 2005.
* Görög regevilág. Istenek, 2004.
* Az aranyhal palotája (ill:
Stefánia Felszegi), 2004.
* Bűvös dalnok (with
József Csire), 2003
*
Turpi lak (ill:
Stefánia Felszegi), 2002.
* Itt járt
Mátyás Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthias.
Notable people with the given name Mátyás:
* Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist
* Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander
* Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian communist poli ...
király (ill:
Stefánia Felszegi), 2001.
* Münchhausen báró barangolásai (ill:
Stefánia Felszegi), 2001.
* Legendele constelațiilor (ill:
Marian Voinea), 2001.
*
Kalevala
The ''Kalevala'' () is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory ...
, țara îndepărtată (ill:
Marian Voinea), 2001.
* Elek apó ''
Cimbora''ja, 2000.
*
Odüsszeusz, a vándor (ill:
István Damó), 2000.
*
Ráma és
Szítá csodálatos története, 1997.
* Bambuszka (with
Gábor Csire), 1997.
* Áprilisi tréfa, 1996.
* 9 bolygó meg 1 Nap (with
Gábor Csire), 1996.
* Csillagregék (with
Gábor Csire), 1995.
*
Kalevala
The ''Kalevala'' () is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth, describing the controversies and retaliatory ...
messze földjén (ill:
Ibolya Vándor-Várhegyi), 1995.
* Elek apó ''
Cimborája'' (ill.
Levente Csutak), 1994.
* Kaktusztövis (ill:
Emese Keller) 1991.
* Álomfestő Bíborka - A Kása-barlang titka (ill:
István Damó) 1988.
* A forrás titka (ill:
István Damó), 1985.
* A varázsló kosara (
József Csire fel), 1984.
* Mókus Pali vándorúton (ill:
Emese Keller), 1983.
* Az anyám és én (ill:
Sándor Plugor), 1982.
* Álomhajó (ill:
Lajos Balogh), 1980.
* Bűvös dalnok (with
József Csire), (ill:
Lajos Balogh) 1978.
*
Turpi és Világjáró Kópé (ill:
Sándor Karancsi), 1976.
*
Turpi meséi (ill:
László Labancz), 1971.
* Pandóra szelencéi (ill: V. Socolnic), 1969.
Sources
"Székely Útkereső" magazine: 1998/1-2-3-4; p. 8.
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1938 births
Living people
People from Ocna Mureș
Romanian women writers
Romanian people of Hungarian descent
Romanian children's writers
Romanian women children's writers
Babeș-Bolyai University alumni